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If your iPhone hangs up and no longer responds, you usually cannot avoid a so-called hard reset. This restarts the device without losing any data. We will show you how this works in this practical tip.
How to perform a hard reset on the iPhone
The following points will tell you how to perform a hard reset using key combinations on the various iPhone models.
- iPhone 4, iPhone 5 and iPhone SE: Here you have to press the home button and the power button placed on top at the same time until the iPhone switches itself off.
- iPhone 6: Exactly the same process works on the iPhone 6, but here the power button is placed on the right side of the device.
- iPhone 7: This is no longer the case with the iPhone 7. Here, press the power button on the right side and the opposite quiet button simultaneously for about 10 seconds.
- iPhone 8,iPhone X, iPhone 11 and iPhone 13: On these devices you can perform the hard reset with a key combination. To do this, first briefly press the Volume Up button, then briefly press the Volume Down button. Then press and hold the power button until the iPhone responds and the Apple logo appears on the display.
If nothing works anymore: Reset iPhone to factory settings
If this method of hard resetting the iPhone does not help, there is also the option of resetting the device to the factory settings. This works both via the settings and via a key combination. In this practical tip you will learn how to reset the iPhone.
